Gospel Jazz

What is Gospel Jazz?

Gospel Jazz is an emerging format, blending elements of Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Smooth Jazz and Praise and Worship Music to create a contemporary sound that is inspirational, passionate, and musically complex. Passion from the artists heart, passion in musical expression, and passion for God.

Gospel Jazz is an underground movement that includes independent artists from both the music world and church world, often crossing between these worlds as Jazz Artist and Christian, but now blurring the lines between the 2 in a unified statement of Faith and Talent.

Gospel Jazz

Other Names for this Gospel Jazz Style - include Inspirational Jazz, Gospel Instrumentals, Jazz Praise, Contemporary GospelContemporary Christian Instrumentals.

A quick look at CD Baby, search Gospel Saxophonists, and you will see hundreds of CDs available. With Gospel and Jazz sharing so many of the same roots in music, and a growing number of evangelical Christians identifying themselves as Christians in the Jazz World, many new CDs have been produced mixing Jazz and R&B Styles with songs of Faith, from many eras of the Church. New, fresh, modern sound, jazz chord changes and fresh ideas have been birthed in this movement.

Gospel Jazz is an exciting new, sub-format, that has no rules or boundaries. As Jazz artists, the music and recordings are approached with the highest musical integrity and creativity. As Christians, the goal is to praise and honor the Creator and bring focus to Him, using all the talents He has blessed us with, as artists.

Using our gifts to glorify God is our calling as Believers and Artists. We can do this in hundreds of different ways, and have done exactly that for years. What you see now is a move toward greater openness as believers in relationship to our vocations. I, for one, have recorded CDs in my catalog, that are Jazz, Smooth Jazz, and Christmas genres, but using Christian songs of Faith that have inspired my personal growth and glorify God. I am excited to bring this music to your attention, along with the genre, other artists, links to Gospel Jazz sites, and I pray that this music will bless and inspire a greater awareness of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, while relaxing and refocusing our thoughts on Him.

Blessings, Greg Vail

Featured Gospel Jazz CDs

The Gospel Truth - Revisited
Greg Vail Music 2006
Inspirational Jazz from the Saddleback Praise and Worship Songs.
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Timeless Hymns - The Classics
Greg Vail Music, coming in 2007
Traditional Hymns in the Smooth Jazz Style featuring the Saxophone.

Christian Christmas Jazz CDs

Christmas The Hymns is a Jazz Sax and Flute CD with Traditional Hymns of Christmas - Favorite Christmas Classics. CLICK COVER for a 5 song sample.

Christmas the Hymns
Greg Vail Music 1999
Smooth Jazz Christmas Classics featuring the Sax and Flute.
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